POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (September 10, 2015) – The Vassar men's soccer team (2-1-1) will welcome the No. 3 team in the country to Gordon Field on Saturday, facing SUNY-Oneonta for a 12 pm kickoff.    

Game Details
Opponent: vs. SUNY-Oneonta (3-1)
Links: (Oneonta Soccer Home Page) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility:  Gordon Field
Date: September 12, 2015
Time:  12:00 p.m.
Game Coverage: (Live Stats) (Live Video)
 
Last Time Out: Manhattanville College tallied two unanswered goals in the second half, as the Valiants handed Vassar its first loss of the season on September 10. Despite outshooting the Valiants 8-7, the Brewers were unable to capitalize after an early first half goal.
 
A Look at the Red Dragons: SUNY-Oneonta enters Saturday's matchup as the No. 3 team in the land according to the NSCAA Preseason Poll, but may see a dip in the polls after suffering its first loss of the year to Williams College on September 9. Oneonta was 3-0 on the year before being tripped up by the Ephs, downing SUNY-Morrisville, St. John Fisher and Ithaca in its opening games. The Red Dragons are coming off a highly successful season in 2014, where the team finished 21-1-2 overall and advanced the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. The Red Dragons have captured three SUNYAC titles since the 2011 season, and have made four consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament.  
 
Headlining the 2015 Red Dragon squad are 2014 NSCAA All-Americans Dylan Williams and Jake Sutherland. Williams was a First Team All-American selection after positing eight goals and eight assists a year ago, and has started in all four games so far for the Red Dragons. Sutherland has posted two goals and a helper so far this year for Oneonta, and was a Second Team All-American choice last season. Graduate student Vincent Pellegrino has started in between the posts in all four games for the Red Dragons, allowing two goals with eight stops in 315 minutes of action.          
 
Against Oneonta All-Time: Vassar is 0-2-1 all-time vs. Oneonta since the series started in 2012. The Red Dragons earned a 4-1 victory over the Brewers last year when the teams met on September 13, surrendering their first goal of the season to now-senior Elias Kim (Merrimack, NH/Merrimack) in the 85^th minute of the match.    

Bounce Back: Vassar is 6-1-2 over the past two seasons in games directly following a loss.
 
Winning the First: Vassar has now won its fourth consecutive season opening game, and has not lost in season opener since the 2001 season. Since 2005, Vassar has shutout six opponents in its first game of the year.  
 
Spreading the Wealth: Six different Brewers have recorded a goal so far this this season, including four players who have notched multiple goals. Senior Tom Wiechert (San Clemente, CA/San Clemente) leads the way with four.
 
Plus-Three: Last season, no single player scored more than three goals for the Brewers. Wiechert and senior Jordan Palmer (Woodland Hills, CA/Agoura) have already amassed at least three scores each in four games in 2015, while sophomore Jose Novas (Doral, FL/Gulliver Preparatory) and freshman Tyler Gilmore (Coronado, CA/Coronado) have tallied two goals so far in 2015.         
 
Moving Up the Record Books: Senior Tom Wiechert moved into a tie for third all-time with Aldis Butler ('05) in career goals at Vassar after recording the 29^th of his career vs. Manhattanville. Wiechert is also tied for fourth with Butler in career points, now with 65 in the burgundy and gray. Jordan Palmer made his debut inside the top-10 in all-time assists, notching the 14th and 15th of his career vs. Roger Williams. His 15 assists moves him into a tie for eighth all-time with Alex Freund ('10) and current assistant coach Ross Macklin ('12).
 
Starters x 6: Six Brewers have started in all four games for Vassar this season including Tom Wiechert, Jordan Palmer, Nick Hess (Troy, NY/Averill Park), Gavin Jennings (Poughkeepsie, NY/Arlington), Hayden Van Brewer (Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug Regional) and Ben Glasner (Trumansburg, NY/Charles O Dickerson).
 
Strive for Five: Vassar has now scored five goals in two separate games this season, and has totaled 13 total scores on the year. The last time VC scored five goals in two games in a season was 2012, when the Brewers earned a 5-0 victory over John Jay and a 6-0 decision vs. Bard College.  
 
Scoring Surge to Start: Vassar's 12 goals in its first three games is the most by a Brewer team since the 2003 season, when VC tallied 17 goals in its opening three games. The Brewers downed Medgar Evers 5-1 in its season opener, then went on to top No. 24 Kings Point 2-0 and Mt. St. Mary (NY) 10-0.   
 
Season Debuts: 21 different players saw the field for Vassar in the 2015 season opener, including freshmen Tyler Gilmore (Coronado, CA/Coronado), Toby Stansell (Seattle, WA/Garfield) and Tim Collins (Arlington, VA/Washington-Lee) who all made their Vassar debuts.  
 
Captains: Seniors Jordan Palmer and Nick Hess will serve as the Brewer team captains this season.

Geography Lesson: Vassar's 2015 roster features student athletes from 16 different states and one international (Japan). The two most populous hometown states are California and New York, with six players hailing from each.   

On to the Next One: Vassar will play another home slate on Wednesday, September 16 when the team hosts the Stevens Institute of Technology. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 pm.